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Article: Reading Ruusbroec in Argentina: Darkness, Loss and the Common Life, by Douglas E. Christie
After Douglas Christie visited La Perla, a site in Argentina infamous for its role as a place of torture and death during that country’s “Dirty War”, he turned to the writings of Jan van Ruusbroec and Michel de Certeau to help … Continue reading
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Tagged absence, experience, humility, Jan van Ruusbroec, loss, Michel de Certeau, mysticism
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Essay: Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices, by Philip Sheldrake
Philip Sheldrake’s essay appears in Sacrality and Materiality: Locating Intersections (2016, pp. 27-40). Here is Philip’s opening paragraph: My fundamental contention is that Christian spirituality cannot transcend the realm of materiality or escape the limitations of historical context. However, the way “spirituality” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatian spirituality, inwardness, Le Corbusier, materiality, Michel de Certeau, sacrality, sacramentality
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Article: The Future of Past Spiritual Traditions, by BernardMcGinn
In the lead article of the current issue of Spiritus (v.15, n. 1,Spring 2015), Bernard McGinn takes a step back from his usual explanation of the value of mysticism and spirituality to come up with a more detailed examination, one that would … Continue reading
Paper: Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices
In January, Philip Sheldrake gave the keynote address “Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices” at a spirituality conference titled “Sacrality & Materiality: Locating Intersections” organized by the Faculty of Theology, University of Zurich. A copy is available … Continue reading
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Tagged everyday life, Ignatian spirituality, Michel de Certeau, practice
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